Fauna and flora in Slovakia – grey wolf, Eurasian lynx, brown bear

Obverse:
The obverse shows an outline map of Slovakia in the lower part of the design. Contained within the map are the Slovak coat of arms and the year of issuance ‘2025’. Three wolves are depicted standing on top of the map, and a smattering of wolf paw prints appear within the map and outside it. A star is shown at the top right of the design, and the name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’ runs along the edge of the upper left quadrant.

Reverse:
The upper part of the reverse portrays two wolves, one of which is howling at the moon. At the top, to the right of the moon, there is a star in the night sky. The lower part of the image consists of the outline of a wolf’s head, within which is shown the coin’s denomination ‘3,33’ and currency ‘EURO’. In the left part of this space are the stylised letters ‘JO’, referring to the coin’s designer Josef Oplištil. Below the outline, at the bottom right, is the mint mark of the Pressburg Mint, consisting of a stylised image of Bratislava Castle. The grey wolf’s name in Slovak ‘VLK DRAVÝ’ is inscribed along the upper left edge of the design.

Obverse:
The obverse shows a lynx kitten on the left side and an adult lynx on the right side. Below the adult is the mint mark of the Pressburg Mint, consisting of a stylised image of Bratislava Castle, and the stylised letters ‘TL’, referring to the obverse designer Tomáš Lamač. The name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’ and the year of issuance ‘2025’ are inscribed along the upper left edge and part of the upper right edge. Below them is the Slovak coat of arms. The coin’s denomination and currency ‘3,33 EURO’ appear in the lower part of the design, above two lynx paw prints at the bottom edge.

Reverse:
On the reverse, filling the left and centre of the design, is a lynx’s head in profile. To the right of the image, on two lines, is the lynx’s scientific name ‘LYNX LYNX’ and below it are the stylised letters ‘LR’, referring to the reverse designer Roman Lugár. Inscribed along the lower right edge is the lynx’s name in Slovak ‘RYS OSTROVID’.

Obverse:
The obverse depicts a female bear and her two cubs hunting fish. Positioned at the top of the design, left of centre, is the Slovak coat of arms. The coin’s denomination and currency ‘3,33 EURO’ is inscribed along the upper left edge, while the name of the issuing country and the year of issuance ‘SLOVENSKO 2025’ appear along the upper right edge. The stylised initials ‘TL’, referring to the coin’s designer Tomáš Lamač, are at the lower right edge.

Reverse:
The reverse is dominated by the head of a brown bear in profile. Inscribed along the upper edge are the brown bear’s name in Slovak ‘MEDVEĎ HNEDÝ’ and the animal’s scientific name ‘URSUS ARCTOS’. At the bottom of the design is the mint mark of the Pressburg Mint, consisting of a stylised image of Bratislava Castle.